Cobre Color

#996515

Cobre is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #669aea
Complementary Color #154899
Color Shade: orange (36.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.12% (better contrasting with white)
Cobre Color Sample
Cobre Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #996515

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cobre Color. The Lizard Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Coffee Adept (#775511) for more calm effect. Try Sugar Coated Almond as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#154899 is the best complementary color to Cobre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #996515 complementary color is Tory Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hawaiian Tan are #992315 and #8b9915. Thus found on the left and right of #996515 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tamarillo and Trendy Green colors as they work well with Cobre.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cobre palette consists of #231599 and #158a99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#154899). Try Blue Gem and Blue Chill colors in combination with #996515, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #996515 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cobre. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cobre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tory Blue, La Palma, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #996515 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cobre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#154899) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Tory Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #159965 and #991548.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #996515 is made of 56% red, 37% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Cobre has a hue angle of 36.36°, a saturation of 75.86% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #996515 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #996515
RGB Decimal rgb(153,101,21)
RGB Percentage 56%, 37%, 8%
CMYK 0, 20.39, 51.76, 40
HSL hsl(36.36,75.86%,34.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.36,86.27%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.1496,14.541,49.2967)
XYZ xyz(17.9259,16.1338,2.8788)
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